The University of Iowa College of Education's Belin-Blank Center for Gifted Education and Talent Development hosted the 2014 Regional Junior Science and Humanities Symposium on Thursday and Friday, Feb. 27 and 28.

More than 150 high school students from around the state came to campus to present original research and participate in hands-on learning labs with scientists and researchers in an effort to further develop a love for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, also known as STEM.

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